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Kanji Detail for 麻 - "hemp, linen, fiber"
麻
- Meaning
麻 means "hemp, linen, fiber."
Hemp - A plant used for fiber and other purposes.
Linen - Fabric made from plant fibers.
Numb - Without feeling; paralyzed.
Sesame - A plant producing seeds (when combined).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hemp; flax; numb
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Cannabis. A grain-type plant. Also called 火麻. Also called 黃麻. Its flowers have separate male and female plants. Harvesting and uses differ. Males are called 牡麻. Females are called 子麻. Seeds are planted after the Spring Equinox. Flowers bloom around the Summer Solstice. Color is white with a slight blue. Very fine and small. Male hemp has five stamens. Female hemp has one pistil. Male hemp is pulled and soaked after the flowers fall. The bark is stripped off. The fibers are soft and tough. Can be woven into summer cloth. Female hemp is cut in autumn. First the seeds are collected, then it is soaked. Can also be woven into hemp cloth. However, it is rough, hard, and not white. Only used for mourning clothes, and for rice bags and such. Its seeds are also edible. In ancient times, it was one of the nine grains. | 胡麻 (sesame). That is 脂麻. Also called 油麻 (oil hemp). Square stem. Leaves are round, pointed, and glossy. White flowers bloom in autumn. Nodes form seed pods. Long ones are about an inch. Four-edged, six-edged, or seven to eight edges vary. Seeds have black and white types. Both can be pressed for oil. It is said that Han's Zhang Qian obtained the seeds from the Western Regions. Hence called 胡麻.
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Sentences including 麻
He was put under anesthesia.
Do you know how to play mahjong?
I hear he is good at mahjong.
I like mahjong.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
一度平気でそこを通り抜けたら、馴れれば馴れるほど、親しみが増すだけで、恋の神経はだんだん麻痺して来るだけです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ことに門の上の空が、夕焼けであかくなる時には、それが胡麻をまいたようにはっきり見えた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
一度平気でそこを通り抜けたら、馴れれば馴れるほど、親しみが増すだけで、恋の神経はだんだん麻痺して来るだけです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha